and shortcomings of Britain’s ‘un-codified’ Constitution Britain are one of the few countries in the world that still posses and un-codified constitution, other states that posses un-codified constitutions are New Zealand and Israel. A constitution is a set of rules which guidelines what the people of the nation and the government have the rights to do, these rules or guidelines are normally printed in one sovereign place. An un-codified constitution differs from this as is not one sovereign book
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Structure of France 1. 83 estates 2. Important a. Had a rational system of administration b. Changes superiority of nobles (lost their titles) c. Changed structure of church (become property of state) & Clergy must take oath to constitution D. Constitutional Law 1. King of France is by the grace of god and the employment of state 2. Divided people into 3 categories a. Electors vote and hold office b. Active citizens (determined by wealth & property ownership)
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Parliamentary sovereignty, once the dominant principle of the UK Constitution, is now under considerable pressure. Discuss this statement with reference to the UK’s membership of the EU, the devolution acts of 1998, the Human Rights Act 1998 and recent judicial comments on the Rule of Law. "Certainly we want to see Europe more united… but it must be in a way which preserves the different traditions, parliamentary powers, and sense of pride in one's own country." Margaret Thatcher Over the course
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ANSWER TO PART 1: A) The first lawsuit that Sebastian can bring against Poorich supermarket would be tort of negligence. The general principle of tort of negligence is, a person through his act or omission causes damage or injury to another person in situations where it was foreseeable. In the case of Sebastian, the manager of the Poorich supermarket owes Sebastian and his two sons a duty of care as a customer. The concept of duty of care generally known as the ‘neighbour’s principle’ is effectively
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government brought about by the existence of a constitution. The liberal support for constitutionalism is separated into two forms; external and internal constraints. This is important within liberalism because it allows the individual to be free from restrictions and stop the threat on individual liberty. External constraints limit powers of the government bodies and politicians, usually through legal checks. The most notable of which is a written constitution, this codifies what the government institutions
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The British constitution has become increasingly codified, discuss. A constitution is a set of rules that defines the manner a country is run. The British constitution is said to be an unwritten constitution, more accurately it is uncodified as much more of the British constitution is written down, however, they are not all written down in a single document like a codified constitution would require as how the US is, however draws from several different sources such as; statutes laws, common
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Parliament Source Questions (6/10) Specification a) Describe three functions of Parliament b) With reference to the source, and your own knowledge, explain why government needs an effective Parliament c) Analyse the main factors that limit the effectiveness of Parliament Jan 2010 a) With reference to source, what changes to the second chamber are proposed? b) With reference to the source, and your own knowledge, explain the arguments for a fully or partly elected chamber c) Make out a case
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indicated their intention to vote for a change of the hardware supplier. These majority shareholders consider James is a troublemaker. Accordingly the directors reject James’s request for the payment of a dividend and propose that Snowzone’s constitution be changed at the forthcoming extraordinary
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Has constitutional reform in the UK gone too far since 1997? Due to the uncodified nature of the UK constitution it is organic and the lack of higher law enables constitutional reforms to occur far quicker and with greater ease than seen in other countries, such as the USA. A constitutional reform is a political change in the constitution. There are varying bodies of opinion on the extent of constitutional reforms that are currently required within the UK. Constitutional changes have been mainly
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What Should be the Goals of Government The Constitution has six main goals. Form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the coomon defense, promote the general welfare. and secure the blessings of liberty. Simply the goals of government should be to protect the citizens by controling the army, protect our peace, and protect the citizens' right to own. The government must protect all of the citizens because if they did not then we would have to fend for
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